How do you do family worship?

"How do you do family worship?"
Dr. Donald Whitney answers in Honest Answers | Episode 32

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[TheYokotta]

I laughed and I cried at the same time with this video. I was crying almost every night because the disappointment I feel to not being able to have a quite family worship at home. I’m a single twin boys mom and one is autistic, and I could relate a lot with the description given here about worship time in my family. My kids are 3 years old and sometimes worship family is a real mess. Trying to control the winning, the throwing toys, the pooping ... you name it .... but I do realize that my kids the worship songs and the praises. And suddenly my boy who is autistic ( non -verbal) has started to . He says ... “ God is good!!! Hallelujah. And I believe it’s because our worship family time together. When God is honored, miracles happen !!!

[robertgabuna]

Thank you!
Elements of Worship: Read, Pray, Sing.
It is affirming.

[magenbo]

Thank you for this insightful message. We have just started doing our family devotion during this time of quarantine. We don't even pray as a family during mealtimes. That's why I consider this season as a blessing and really a gift from the Lord. It has been a struggle for the first few nights since I thought that I always have to think of special activities to get the attention of my siblings, and there were awkward moments especially that praying is not normal in our family. I can truly relate on the part of asking for them to put their phone down and they would start laughing in the middle of the devotion. Really awkward. Thank you for reminding me that the change won't happen overnight, and that God will fulfill His plans in His most perfect time. He is so gracious and I believe that He also uses this season to prepare me for my own family. I just came across your channel yesterday and you have been a blessing. Thank You for these videos. Keep it up and God bless! ❤❤❤

[AdamThao]

Love how he describes family worship as real family worship. It’s messy and definitely a challenge with kids, but God provides the grace for his people to gather as families to worship Him.

[Aksia]

Thank you!!! I am having such a wonderful time teaching my son and nieces. They read children's Jesus devotionals. We sing. They watch children bible stories. These all open up conversations. It is so good. We prayed one evening before bed and it ended up being at least 15 minutes. You will be surprised how many people they want to pray for especially their classmates. Their ages are 6, 7 and 9. I encourage everyone to do the same with their little ones.

[desireehuebner]

Wow I can relate to this!! Thank you for making me feel normal. Our family worship time is so important to me as my children are 11 and 8. Often times it doesn’t feel powerful but I know that it is bearing fruit in all of our lives.

[jessmarie]

This is so encouraging. I struggle with my kids when they are easily distracted and making faces with eachother while reading scripture. God bless ❤

[calvarychapelmaidstone]

Thank you for this great presentation! A genuine encouragement and endorsed a teaching session I gave in our churches Men's Ministry. Family Worship is so necessary, and is not easy, thus it's important to be real about the distractions and disruptions of children laced with the encouragement of long-term benefits.

[juvelynrafales]

You said it right when i was small with my grandmother we did devotional before bedtime and in the early morning. And now I'm 42 I'm seeking God's word after a long time of wandering

[rowgctv]

I am so blessed to have listen to this message... God will continue to strengthen the school and all the Professors the more in Jesus name. AMen

[MarynyaraiBitiel]

Thank you so much, lam an unbaptised publisher
This video will help me and my kids

[rayguitar]

Hi Southern Seminary and Dr. Donald Whitney, thank you for sharing! We are making a video in Chinese to encourage other Chinese Christian parents to keep doing family worship even when kids get messy or not paying attention, your video was a great encouragement for our own family worship! Can we use part of your video in ours? We want to share how we got inspired and encouraged by your sharing.

[EdwardMackBrown]

Wow, this was spot on, thanks for sharing. This was encouraging

[thedangleengankle]

Thank you so much for this, I'm going to start tonight.

[loveinaction]

Thanks for making this real and yes I believe consistently doing this Pray time against all confusion and shaking ones head at times God is faithful to bring Godly results in the end.

[kvelez]

4:57
This was really helpful.
Thank you, Sir.

[zaradimple]

Thank you so much for the guidance and instructions regarding our walk with the Lord. Even these practical instructions we do not think of. The devil is a liar.

[sobhajohnson]

Thanks.... good to know that it happens in all

[sarahjulien]

Thank you very much for teaching us how to run this spiritual race 💕

[worshipfamily]

Pastor, Everything you have mentioned is good and useful for everybody. But one thing regarding Holy Communion can you clarify why can’t we take part the HC in home as a family. The head of the family ie father is the chief priest for that family. Bible says according to New Testament now all we are made us kings and priests ( Rev 1:6). In the first century the Believers partook Holy Communion in their houses also. Acts‬ ‭2‬:‭46 “So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, ”. Even in the Old Testament Passover was observed in every house the night before the freedom from Egypt. Exodus 12:3 “Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: ‘On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household.” FOR THE PAST TWELVE YEARS I AM PARTAKING LORDS TABLE IN MY HOME WITH MY FAMILY.
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